A Growing Academy

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The Wild Blackthorn Academy is unfolding step by step. Not all classes in the catalog are available immediately,  new offerings are released throughout the year.

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By joining our Patreon, you gain access to:

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• The classes currently open and ready to explore

• All new workshops and series as they release

• The full archive of previous public classes

• Private discord server

 

Membership means you’re not just a student, but part of the journey ,  helping the Academy grow while sharing in its unfolding mysteries.

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Academy Tracks

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Choose your path of study. Each track opens into a stream of classes that can be taken individually or as part of a deeper journey.

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Foundations

Start here if you are new or returning.

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• Fundamentals of Witchcraft (Certificate Series) – a complete beginning framework.

• Developing Your Witchcraft Practice – mindset, intention, spirit work, and healing basics.

• Magick of the Sabbats – history, myth, and practice of the eight festivals of the year.

 

Ritual & Mysticism

Craft the circle and step into presence.

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• Magick Circles & Temples of Power – protection, focusing energy, building sacred space.

• The Art of Ritual Craft – design rituals for self and community with clarity and inspiration.

• Journey to the Elements – direct work with elemental powers, chants, journeys, and evocation.

• Touching the Divine Within – archetypes, sacred couples, awakening divine presence.

• Dark Moon Magick – shadow work, stillness, renewal.

• Spirit Possession (Advanced) – history, aspecting, oracular work, safety and containment.

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Practical Witchery

Hands-on craft and alchemy.

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• Practical Witchery: Herbalism

  • Alchemical Herbalism I & II - plant allies, planetary correspondences, journaling, tools.

  • Powders & Incenses - custom ritual blends, vibration, and history.

  • Oils & Bath Salts - ritual oils, baths, and purifying blends.

  • Tinctures, Philtres, Elixirs & Fluid Condensers - liquid alchemy fundamentals.

• Practical Witchery: Protection Magick

  • Basic Protection & Shielding I & II - shields, cleansings, and warding.

  • Psychic Cleansing I & II - personal, elemental, and space cleansings.

  • Advanced Protection Magick I & II - layered defenses, talismans, allies, bindings.

  • Understanding Exorcism - obsession vs possession, dangers, and ethics.

• Practical Witchery: Spellcraft​

  • Foundations in Spellcraft - Understanding how spells work, energy flow, intention-setting, and timing.​

  • Sorting the Threads of Correspondence - Untangle, test, and craft your own system of magical correspondences

  • Candle & Flame Magcik - Color correspondences, dressing candles, flame gazing, and fire as a living ally

  • Charmcraft & Enchantments - Spell bags, poppets, talismans, and everyday enchantments

  • Knotwork & Binding - The art of tying, weaving, and binding for focus, manifestation, and protection

  • Incantation and the Spoken Word - Power of voice, chants, spoken charms, and crafting effective incantations

  • Advanced Spellcraft - (optional capstone) Layered workings, multi-day or multi-phase spells, integration with circles, engines, or familiars

• Practical Witchery Familiarcraft (Advanced) - servitors, egregores, golems, and magical entity creation.

 

Death & Underworld Work

Lineage, grief, and threshold craft.

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• Developing Your Ancestor Practice - altars, devotional work, contacting the Beloved Dead.

• Death, the Dead & the Witch - psychopomp work, funerary rites, ethics, and magical deathwork.

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Priesthood & Teaching

Leadership and service.

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• The Witch as Healer - energy care, spiritual first aid, rituals of release and renewal.

• The Witch as Priest/ess - ritual leadership, oracular service, pastoral boundaries.

• Building Our Teachers - lesson craft, mentoring, holding space, and reflective teaching practice.